Sandoval County officials said new details were revealed in the case of a doctor who died just days before having to appear in front of the state medical board. Investigators now believe the crash was accidental, and that Dr. Daniel Ronel did not kill himself.

His wife, Betsy Ronel, said the doctor would not commit suicide.

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He valued life so much, and he would never leave his children with the shame of something like that, never, Ronel said.

A Sandoval County traffic report stated that investigators do not believe Ronel committed suicide in February. Ronel ended up in a single vehicle crash along Interstate 25 outside of Algodones, and the report stated that several of Ronel's employees said he "was stressed over his hearing with the New Mexico Medical Board" but "was not depressed.

He was of course stressed. These insane people were attacking him for unfounded allegations, Betsy Ronel said.

The doctor was supposed to go before the state medical board to answer questions about allegations that he botched several plastic surgeries.

The report, however, said that Ronel was not wearing his seat belt when he crashed.

According to the report, investigators believed Ronel was distracted when the crash occurred. And while investigators have not figured out exactly what distracted him, his wife has been steadfast about what she believes caused the tragic accident.

He feel asleep at the wheel, Betsy Ronel said.

Investigators said Ronel may have had six hours of sleep the night before and was battling a cold.

Investigators said they are waiting to get Ronel's toxicology report before they can close the case.